What have we done?

Promotion of the IBEP Bowhunter Education Program and National Archery In The Schools Program administered through AHEIA.
Participant in "Mentor Hunts" through HUNTING FOR TOMORROW.
Liability insurance through HUB International for clubs and individuals, Directors/Officers insurance for clubs.
Internationally acclaimed Game Awards Program for members.
Developed an "ABA Fair Chase" statement for game harvests.
3D Sanctioned Shoot program/3D Provincial Championship for members. Focus on bowhunting equipment, bowhunting situations.
Awesome quarterly newsletter, annual banquet and convention.
Hunting For Tomorrow stakeholder, founding and participating member of Alberta Outdoor Coalition, North American Bowhunter Coalition participating member.
Representing bowhunters on SRD Alberta Game Management Advisory Group.
Supporter and lobby for the Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (2009).
Successful lobby (with other groups) to expand and improve hunting opportunities in general.
Resolution Process to lobby government to improve and retain bowhunting opportunities, make changes to hunting regulations.
Regulatory successes include:
Allow the use of camo clothing (1969). Allow the use of aluminum arrows (1970).
Legalized bowfishing. Black bear baiting (1987).
Archery pre-season province wide (1976/77).
Antelope archery season (1976/77). 410 and 408 Bighorn sheep season.
Antlerless deer tags in 212 and 248. Antlerless elk tags in 212.
Archery pre-season for elk (not requiring a draw).
Archery only areas around Edmonton and Calgary (1975).
Sunday hunting in much of the province (2008 - 2011).
Revamping of cougar management (2011) - including a general boot license tag.
Successful lobby to keep crossbows out of the general archery season (2011).
Successful lobby to retain Parkland County as archery only (2009).
Successful lobby to stop further erosion of archery seasons by muzzleloaders (2011).
Standardized start dates for archery (Aug 25 and Sept 1) (2011).
Earlier start and later end dates to black bear seasons in southern portions of province (2011).
Allow non-trophy or trophy antelope to be taken in archery only season in all antelope zones (2011).
Regulation changes to give archers opportunity prior to rifle season for elk in WMU 164, 166, and 208. Additionally, hunt WMU 164 Monday-Saturday (2011).

As you can see, everything you now do as a bowhunter in Alberta, you can attribute to the hard work of the Alberta Bowhunters Association. We are collaborating with other user groups and organizations to further those opportunities (as well as hunting and access opportunities in general) as much as possible. JOIN NOW to support those efforts!!!